Setting the Chrome startup page Follow

This article helps Hāpara administrators set Chrome to open Hāpara Teacher Dashboard or Student Dashboard automatically, or add them to the Chrome bookmarks bar.

In this article:

• Setting the Chrome startup page
• Adding sites to the Chrome bookmark bar

Setting the Chrome startup page

If you want Chrome to open directly to Hāpara, set a Chrome startup page policy in the Google Admin console:

• Teachers: https://app.hapara.com/ (Hāpara Teacher Dashboard)

• Students: https://app.hapara.com/student (Hāpara Student Dashboard)

You can also (or instead) use Managed Bookmarks so Hāpara appears on the Chrome bookmarks bar.

You must have administrator access to your school or district’s Google Admin console.

Steps to set Hāpara as the Chrome startup page (Option 1 – recommended)

You’ll do this in the Google Admin console.
 

A. Set Hāpara Teacher Dashboard as the startup page (teachers)

1. Go to admin.google.com and sign in with your admin account.

2. In the left panel, go to:
   Devices > Chrome > Settings > Users & browsers.

3. At the top, in Search or add filter, type Startup and press Enter.

4. Find the setting Pages to load on startup.

5. In the organizational unit (OU) list, select the teacher OU you want to configure (for example, “Teachers”).

6. For Pages to load on startup, select Open a list of URLs.

7. In the list of URLs, enter:
   https://app.hapara.com/

8. Click Save in the top-right corner.

9. Repeat for any other teacher OUs that should open Hāpara by default.

B. Set Hāpara Student Dashboard as the startup page (students)

1. Go to admin.google.com and sign in with your admin account.

2. In the left panel, go to:
   Devices > Chrome > Settings > Users & browsers.

3. At the top, in Search or add filter, type Startup and press Enter.

4. Find Pages to load on startup.

5. In the OU list, select the student OU you want to configure (for example, “Students”).

6. For Pages to load on startup, select Open a list of URLs.

7. In the list of URLs, enter:
   https://app.hapara.com/student

8. Click Save in the top-right corner.

9. Repeat for any other student OUs that should open Hāpara by default.

Tip: Chrome policies can take up to 24 hours to apply to all managed devices (they often apply sooner).

Steps to add Hāpara to the Chrome bookmarks bar (Option 2 – managed bookmarks)

Use this if you don’t want to change the startup page but still want Hāpara easy to access.

A. Add a Hāpara Teacher Dashboard bookmark (teachers)

1. Go to admin.google.com and sign in with your admin account.

2. In the left panel, go to:
   Devices > Chrome > Settings > Users & browsers.

3. At the top, in Search or add filter, type Bookmark and press Enter.

4. Under User experience, find Managed bookmarks.

5. In the OU list, select the teacher OU.

6. Click Edit bookmarks.

   • (Optional) Rename the main folder (for example, Our school bookmarks), then click Save.

7. Click the + button and choose Bookmark.

8. Enter:

   • Name: Teacher Dashboard

   • URL: https://app.hapara.com/

9. Click Add, then Save in the top-right corner.

10. Repeat for any other teacher OUs.
     

B. Add a Hāpara Student Dashboard bookmark (students)

1. Go to admin.google.com and sign in with your admin account.

2. In the left panel, go to:
   Devices > Chrome > Settings > Users & browsers.

3. At the top, in Search or add filter, type Bookmark and press Enter.

4. Under User experience, find Managed bookmarks.

5. In the OU list, select the student OU.

6. Click Edit bookmarks.

   • (Optional) Rename the main folder, then click Save.

7. Click the + button and choose Bookmark.

8. Enter:

   • Name: Student Dashboard

   • URL: https://app.hapara.com/student

9. Click Add, then Save in the top-right corner.

10. Repeat for any other student OUs.

Additional tips

• Combine options: Many schools both set Hāpara as the startup page and add managed bookmarks, so teachers and students can always get back to Hāpara.

• Target the right OUs: Apply these policies only to the teacher and student OUs that actually use Hāpara.

• Pilot first: Test changes in a small OU before rolling them out to the whole domain.

• Communicate with staff and students: Let users know Chrome may now open to Hāpara so they understand the change.